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9/11Brain Parts Song by Aaron Wolf
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- 2011
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- Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
- Topics
- Brain, anatomy, song, memory, movement, balance, learning, neuroscience, neuroanatomy, cerebrum, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, brainstem, sensory, perception, cortex, frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal, lobe, lobes, thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, emotion, emotions, hippocampus, basal ganglia, science, cognition, psychology, broca's area, wernicke's area, motor cortex, somatosensory, animation, creative commons
- Language
- English
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- Media by Aaron Wolf and also:Credits for images:Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator & C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skull_and_brain_normal_human.svghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_stem_normal_human.svghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_human_sagittal_section.svghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lungs_diagram_detailed.svgfrom Gray's Anatomy (public domain):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray720.pnghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_diagram_without_text.svghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schaedel-mensch-seitenansicht.jpgHuman Eye by Rainer Eberthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/3206069919/Rosenthal rotating cube in Ann Arbor, photo by Douglas Muth:http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/477646651/Ear:David Benbennickhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ear.jpgBreakdancing:http://www.archive.org/details/minitobozmoiBboyTouching Metorite by Bo-Gordy-Stith:http://www.flickr.com/photos/56981926@N00/2280381435Cast by Mark Tristan:http://www.flickr.com/photos/marktristan/453108653/Alpha shivering on the deck:http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/3063515370/Upside Down by Johnny Jet:http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyjet/2830416793/Balance Beam:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balance_beam_GMM.jpgJuggling by Peter Fristedt:http://www.flickr.com/photos/fristedt/2124210791/Electronic phase control by Dmitry G:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electronic_phase_control_relay.jpgExpression of Emotions by Guillaume Duchenne:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expression_of_the_Emotions_Figure_21.pngAll We Need Is Smile:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmydavao/3140483621/Triste by Arwen Abendstern:http://www.flickr.com/photos/arwen-abendstern/2100162345/Scream and Shout by Mindaugas Danys:http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindaugasdanys/3766009204/Always Kiss Me Goodnight by Courtney Carmody:http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamity_photography/4640356465/Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria by Robert Banh:http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertbanh/3279100562/Human Heart by Mikael Häggström:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_heart.pngBasal Ganglia by John Henkel:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrainCaudatePutamen.svgvarious images from BodyParts3D/Anatomography:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_using_BodyParts3D_polygon_datahttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_from_Anatomography
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Song for learning and memorizing parts of the brain and their functions.
There's so much here packed into 3 minutes, that I recommend repeated viewings/listenings for anyone wanting to use this song as a memory/learning aid. The song is actually pretty catchy if you listen enough, although there's no exact repetition like most pop songs.
FILE NOTES: The PDF and .cho files are chord sheets made with ChordPro http://www.chordpro.org and the NNS means Nashville Number System and RN is Roman Numerals for alternate options instead of just letters.
LYRICS:
This is a song about parts of the brain
I'm singing it to memorize the names
The ideas here may be simplistic
but matching meaning and rhyme is a tough logistic
The Cerebral Cortex has four main lobes
With names from the nearby skull bones
Frontal does the thinking
Occipital deals with vision
Parietal senses objects
and Temporal listens
Inside these lobes there's specialties
Like Broca's Area which produces speech
Wernicke's area handles language comprehension
and the Motor Cortex is for moving with intention
The Sensory Cortex handles perception
of touch, pain, temperature and proprioception
There's two outer brain parts that are distinct
They may seem separate, but everything's linked
The Cerebellum does balance & coordination
and has our memorized-movement archive
The Brainstem sets heartbeat & respiration
and other things that we need to survive
The brain's inner parts are unique
cut the Corpus Callosum to take a peek
the Thalamus handles signal routing
and the Amygdala's emotions can have you shouting
the Hippocampus does our long-term memory saving
and the Hypothalamus makes our sex and food cravings
The Anterior Cingulate Cortex learns from mistakes
and in controlling movement, the Basal Ganglia is the brakes
The brain parts list is much longer, indeed
But for my class assignment this is all I need
-----
See my blog post about this video and thoughts about Creative Commons licensing here: http://blog.wolftune.com/2011/07/brain-parts-song-video.html
-----
Credits for unoriginal images:
Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator & C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skull_and_brain_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_stem_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_human_sagittal_section.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lungs_diagram_detailed.svg
from Gray's Anatomy (public domain):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray720.png
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_diagram_without_text.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schaedel-mensch-seitenansicht.jpg
Human Eye by Rainer Ebert
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/3206069919/
Rosenthal rotating cube in Ann Arbor, photo by Douglas Muth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/477646651/
Ear by David Benbennick
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ear.jpg
Breakdancing:
http://www.archive.org/details/minitobozmoiBboy
Touching Metorite by Bo-Gordy-Stith:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56981926@N00/2280381435
Cast by Mark Tristan:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marktristan/453108653/
Alpha shivering on the deck:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/3063515370/
Upside Down by Johnny Jet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyjet/2830416793/
Balance Beam:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balance_beam_GMM.jpg
Juggling by Peter Fristedt:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fristedt/2124210791/
Electronic phase control by Dmitry G:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electronic_phase_control_relay.jpg
Expression of Emotions by Guillaume Duchenne:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expression_of_the_Emotions_Figure_21.png
All We Need Is Smile:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmydavao/3140483621/
Triste by Arwen Abendstern:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arwen-abendstern/2100162345/
Scream and Shout by Mindaugas Danys:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindaugasdanys/3766009204/
Always Kiss Me Goodnight by Courtney Carmody:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamity_photography/4640356465/
Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria by Robert Banh:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertbanh/3279100562/
Human Heart by Mikael Häggström:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_heart.png
Basal Ganglia by John Henkel:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrainCaudatePutamen.svg
various images from BodyParts3D/Anatomography:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_using_BodyParts3D_polygon_data
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_from_Anatomography
Blog post with further discussion is here:
http://blog.wolftune.com/2011/07/brain-parts-song-video.html
Credits for images:
Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator & C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skull_and_brain_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_stem_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_human_sagittal_section.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lungs_diagram_detailed.svg
from Gray's Anatomy (public domain):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray720.png
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_diagram_without_text.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schaedel-mensch-seitenansicht.jpg
Human Eye by Rainer Ebert
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/3206069919/
Rosenthal rotating cube in Ann Arbor, photo by Douglas Muth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/477646651/
Ear:
David Benbennick
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ear.jpg
Breakdancing:
http://www.archive.org/details/minitobozmoiBboy
Touching Metorite by Bo-Gordy-Stith:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56981926@N00/2280381435
Cast by Mark Tristan:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marktristan/453108653/
Alpha shivering on the deck:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/3063515370/
Upside Down by Johnny Jet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyjet/2830416793/
Balance Beam:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balance_beam_GMM.jpg
Juggling by Peter Fristedt:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fristedt/2124210791/
Electronic phase control by Dmitry G:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electronic_phase_control_relay.jpg
Expression of Emotions by Guillaume Duchenne:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expression_of_the_Emotions_Figure_21.png
All We Need Is Smile:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmydavao/3140483621/
Triste by Arwen Abendstern:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arwen-abendstern/2100162345/
Scream and Shout by Mindaugas Danys:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindaugasdanys/3766009204/
Always Kiss Me Goodnight by Courtney Carmody:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamity_photography/4640356465/
Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria by Robert Banh:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertbanh/3279100562/
Human Heart by Mikael Häggström:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_heart.png
Basal Ganglia by John Henkel:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrainCaudatePutamen.svg
various images from BodyParts3D/Anatomography:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_using_BodyParts3D_polygon_data
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_from_Anatomography
There's so much here packed into 3 minutes, that I recommend repeated viewings/listenings for anyone wanting to use this song as a memory/learning aid. The song is actually pretty catchy if you listen enough, although there's no exact repetition like most pop songs.
FILE NOTES: The PDF and .cho files are chord sheets made with ChordPro http://www.chordpro.org and the NNS means Nashville Number System and RN is Roman Numerals for alternate options instead of just letters.
LYRICS:
This is a song about parts of the brain
I'm singing it to memorize the names
The ideas here may be simplistic
but matching meaning and rhyme is a tough logistic
The Cerebral Cortex has four main lobes
With names from the nearby skull bones
Frontal does the thinking
Occipital deals with vision
Parietal senses objects
and Temporal listens
Inside these lobes there's specialties
Like Broca's Area which produces speech
Wernicke's area handles language comprehension
and the Motor Cortex is for moving with intention
The Sensory Cortex handles perception
of touch, pain, temperature and proprioception
There's two outer brain parts that are distinct
They may seem separate, but everything's linked
The Cerebellum does balance & coordination
and has our memorized-movement archive
The Brainstem sets heartbeat & respiration
and other things that we need to survive
The brain's inner parts are unique
cut the Corpus Callosum to take a peek
the Thalamus handles signal routing
and the Amygdala's emotions can have you shouting
the Hippocampus does our long-term memory saving
and the Hypothalamus makes our sex and food cravings
The Anterior Cingulate Cortex learns from mistakes
and in controlling movement, the Basal Ganglia is the brakes
The brain parts list is much longer, indeed
But for my class assignment this is all I need
-----
See my blog post about this video and thoughts about Creative Commons licensing here: http://blog.wolftune.com/2011/07/brain-parts-song-video.html
-----
Credits for unoriginal images:
Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator & C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skull_and_brain_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_stem_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_human_sagittal_section.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lungs_diagram_detailed.svg
from Gray's Anatomy (public domain):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray720.png
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_diagram_without_text.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schaedel-mensch-seitenansicht.jpg
Human Eye by Rainer Ebert
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/3206069919/
Rosenthal rotating cube in Ann Arbor, photo by Douglas Muth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/477646651/
Ear by David Benbennick
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ear.jpg
Breakdancing:
http://www.archive.org/details/minitobozmoiBboy
Touching Metorite by Bo-Gordy-Stith:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56981926@N00/2280381435
Cast by Mark Tristan:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marktristan/453108653/
Alpha shivering on the deck:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/3063515370/
Upside Down by Johnny Jet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyjet/2830416793/
Balance Beam:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balance_beam_GMM.jpg
Juggling by Peter Fristedt:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fristedt/2124210791/
Electronic phase control by Dmitry G:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electronic_phase_control_relay.jpg
Expression of Emotions by Guillaume Duchenne:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expression_of_the_Emotions_Figure_21.png
All We Need Is Smile:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmydavao/3140483621/
Triste by Arwen Abendstern:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arwen-abendstern/2100162345/
Scream and Shout by Mindaugas Danys:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindaugasdanys/3766009204/
Always Kiss Me Goodnight by Courtney Carmody:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamity_photography/4640356465/
Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria by Robert Banh:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertbanh/3279100562/
Human Heart by Mikael Häggström:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_heart.png
Basal Ganglia by John Henkel:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrainCaudatePutamen.svg
various images from BodyParts3D/Anatomography:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_using_BodyParts3D_polygon_data
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_from_Anatomography
Blog post with further discussion is here:
http://blog.wolftune.com/2011/07/brain-parts-song-video.html
Credits for images:
Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator & C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skull_and_brain_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_stem_normal_human.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_human_sagittal_section.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lungs_diagram_detailed.svg
from Gray's Anatomy (public domain):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray720.png
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_diagram_without_text.svg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schaedel-mensch-seitenansicht.jpg
Human Eye by Rainer Ebert
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/3206069919/
Rosenthal rotating cube in Ann Arbor, photo by Douglas Muth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/477646651/
Ear:
David Benbennick
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ear.jpg
Breakdancing:
http://www.archive.org/details/minitobozmoiBboy
Touching Metorite by Bo-Gordy-Stith:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56981926@N00/2280381435
Cast by Mark Tristan:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marktristan/453108653/
Alpha shivering on the deck:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/3063515370/
Upside Down by Johnny Jet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyjet/2830416793/
Balance Beam:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balance_beam_GMM.jpg
Juggling by Peter Fristedt:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fristedt/2124210791/
Electronic phase control by Dmitry G:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electronic_phase_control_relay.jpg
Expression of Emotions by Guillaume Duchenne:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expression_of_the_Emotions_Figure_21.png
All We Need Is Smile:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmydavao/3140483621/
Triste by Arwen Abendstern:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arwen-abendstern/2100162345/
Scream and Shout by Mindaugas Danys:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindaugasdanys/3766009204/
Always Kiss Me Goodnight by Courtney Carmody:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calamity_photography/4640356465/
Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria by Robert Banh:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertbanh/3279100562/
Human Heart by Mikael Häggström:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_heart.png
Basal Ganglia by John Henkel:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrainCaudatePutamen.svg
various images from BodyParts3D/Anatomography:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_using_BodyParts3D_polygon_data
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animations_from_Anatomography
Credits
Aaron Wolf
